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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Assassination of Caligula=== | |||
[[Caligula]], the third Roman emperor, was a violent ruler whose reign was supported and influenced by the [[Order of the Ancients]]. As such, the [[Roman Hidden Ones]] conspired to eliminate him and assigned Leonius to carry out the assassination. On 24 January 41 CE,<ref>{{WP|Caligula}}</ref> the Hidden One stabbed Caligula with a [[Short blade|dagger]] in an underground corridor beneath [[Palatine Hill]], killing him.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Floating conversations]]: Unlocking Monteriggioni's Secrets</ref> | [[Caligula]], the third Roman emperor, was a violent ruler whose reign was supported and influenced by the [[Order of the Ancients]]. As such, the [[Roman Hidden Ones]] conspired to eliminate him and assigned Leonius to carry out the assassination. On 24 January 41 CE,<ref>{{WP|Caligula}}</ref> the Hidden One stabbed Caligula with a [[Short blade|dagger]] in an underground corridor beneath [[Palatine Hill]], killing him.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Floating conversations]]: Unlocking Monteriggioni's Secrets</ref> | ||
==Legacy== | ===Legacy=== | ||
By the time of the [[Renaissance]], Leonius had become a legendary figure among the [[Assassins]], the successors of the Hidden Ones, and he was posthumously honored as one of their own. A [[Assassin Tombs|tomb]] dedicated to him was built beneath [[Santa Maria della Visitazione]] in [[Venice]], [[Italy]]. | By the time of the [[Renaissance]], Leonius had become a legendary figure among the [[Assassins]], the successors of the Hidden Ones, and he was posthumously honored as one of their own. A [[Assassin Tombs|tomb]] dedicated to him was built beneath [[Santa Maria della Visitazione]] in [[Venice]], [[Italy]]. By 1497, the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] explored the tomb and took the hidden [[Assassin Seals|seal]] from the tomb's sarcophagus, which later allowed him to obtain the [[Armor of Altaïr|Armor]] of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] sealed in the [[Sanctuary]] beneath the [[Villa Auditore]] in [[Monteriggioni]] where a statue of Leonius, alongside other celebrated Assassins, had been erected.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Visitazione's Secret]]</ref> | ||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
Revision as of 06:51, 16 January 2024
Leonius was a member of the Roman branch of the Hidden Ones who operated in the Roman Empire during the 1st century. After his assassination of the Roman emperor Caligula, he became legendary among the Assassin Brotherhood.
Biography
Assassination of Caligula
Caligula, the third Roman emperor, was a violent ruler whose reign was supported and influenced by the Order of the Ancients. As such, the Roman Hidden Ones conspired to eliminate him and assigned Leonius to carry out the assassination. On 24 January 41 CE,[1] the Hidden One stabbed Caligula with a dagger in an underground corridor beneath Palatine Hill, killing him.[2]
Legacy
By the time of the Renaissance, Leonius had become a legendary figure among the Assassins, the successors of the Hidden Ones, and he was posthumously honored as one of their own. A tomb dedicated to him was built beneath Santa Maria della Visitazione in Venice, Italy. By 1497, the Italian Assassin Ezio Auditore explored the tomb and took the hidden seal from the tomb's sarcophagus, which later allowed him to obtain the Armor of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad sealed in the Sanctuary beneath the Villa Auditore in Monteriggioni where a statue of Leonius, alongside other celebrated Assassins, had been erected.[3]
Behind the scenes
Historically, Caligula was assassinated by Cassius Chaerea, one of the Praetorian Guard.
Gallery
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Tomb's outer chamber -
Leonius' statue and sarcophagus -
Ezio retrieving the Seal of Leonius -
Leonius' insignia -
Statue in the Sanctuary
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed II (sculpture only)
- Assassin's Creed: Initiates (mentioned only)
References
- ↑
Caligula on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Floating conversations: Unlocking Monteriggioni's Secrets
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Visitazione's Secret
